The Six Sentence Story word prompt – Remnant
The farmers survived the calamity of the bushfire. They ran out of adrenaline. What they have to face now is the remnant of destruction.
The ground is covered with green again but they still smell char. It’s both painful to hear people talking about the fire and stop talking about the fire. The farmers are desperately trying to get on with their life to smile at each other with desolate eyes.
Flicker of Thoughts 
slash and burn
crash and cash crops
slow to learn
mother earth
is our home
y all
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This sentence describes trauma well: “It’s both painful to hear people talking about the fire and stop talking about the fire.”
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I once visited the little town post bushfire, life went as usual, shop owners smiled at us customers, but I would never forget those desolate eyes.
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I can’t even imagine what it would be like for farmers or home owner’s who’ve lost their homes, their livelihoods to fire. The smell lasts a very long time as does the blackened landscape, until new growth pushes through.
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It felt like affecting generations to come.
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It’s tough to get over trauma. You’ve expressed this so well, Cassa. 🙂
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I saw that on the farmers’ eyes which I never will forget.
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It’s terrible what happened.
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Indeed
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That was a tragedy indeed.
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